Rural population, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Rural population, per capita was 0.7768 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Vanuatu, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Vanuatu is 0.7768 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.9202 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.7513 units per person, in 2016.
Vanuatu ranks 9th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9072 units per person | 0.8932 units per person | 0.9202 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8732 units per person | 0.8563 units per person | 0.8896 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8335 units per person | 0.8156 units per person | 0.8523 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7991 units per person | 0.7863 units per person | 0.8123 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7709 units per person | 0.7571 units per person | 0.7834 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7537 units per person | 0.7513 units per person | 0.765 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.777 units per person | 0.7758 units per person | 0.7775 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 6 Sri Lanka 0.7955 units per person compare
- 7 Tonga 0.7884 units per person compare
- 8 South Sudan, Republic of 0.7832 units per person compare
- 10 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.7752 units per person compare
- 11 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0.7589 units per person compare
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7567 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,054 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 26.63 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 26.63 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2011)
- Rural population 77.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Rural population, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.7768 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9202 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7513 units per person in 2016.
- How does Vanuatu rank for rural population, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 9th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.